Intro to "Stop" Consonant Sounds + P & B | American English Pronunciation and Ear Training Course

Did you know that English has THREE "P" sounds and THREE "B" sounds? Today, we're introducing the concept of "stop" sounds and exploring how they work, including how to easily make what's called a glottal stop. Specifically, we're looking at the first pair of #stopsounds: the "P" sound and the "B" sound.

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Link to the vowel chart(s) and maybe other useful things: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Intro: (0:00)
What are "stop" sounds?: (0:22)
Did your teacher tell you...: (1:08)
The 3 versions: (2:27)
Aspirated/Strong "P": (4:54)
Unaspirated/Weak "P": (5:29)
Comparison strong vs weak: (6:37)
Glottal Stop "P": (8:01)
Easy Trick for Glottal Stops: (9:20)
Glottal stop "P" connections: (10:25)
Aspirated/Strong "B": (11:02)
Unaspirated/Weak "B": (11:35)
Comparison strong vs weak: (12:06)
Glottal Stop "B": (12:40)
Glottal stop "B" connections: (13:37)
Learn English Better: (13:58)

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